Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.9° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
22
22
22
22
12
11
23
11
34
54
51
59
71
57
57
42
41
42
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
W
30
NW
15
N
25
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
5
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:25PM3.88m
4:34AM4.21m
5:11PM4.26m
5:14AM4.63m
5:47PM4.65m
Low Tide
10:31PM2.04m
11:03AM1.46m
11:16PM1.65m
11:41AM0.98m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:55
6:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
16
14
14
13
13
12
13
15
17
19
16
Feels °C
20
19
18
16
16
16
13
13
14
10
12
11
12
11
11
12
14
16
11
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